Currycomb.



No. 777,471. PATBNTED DEG. 13, 1904. C. Vil 1GO.

GURRYGOMB.

APPLIUATEON FILED AUG. 1, 1904. No MODEL.

Patented December 13, 1904.

PATENT UEEICE.

CHARLES iV. 1GO, OF PAYNE, OHIO.

CURaYGoMe.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,471, dated December13, 1904.

Application led August l, 1904. Serial No. 219,019. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known thatl, CHARLES W. 1Go, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing' at Payne, in the county ofPaulding,in the State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful lmprovements in Uurrycombs; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

' exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it ap pertains to make and use the same, referencebeing' had to the accompanying' drawings, which form part of thisspeciiieation..

My invention relates to improvements in 4currycombs Y The primary objectof my present invention is to provide a cheap, simple, and efli cientdustless currycomb having a series of dust-receptacle compartments, thesaid con1- partments having corresponding' openings between theteeth-plates through which the dust passes into the compartments in use,where it is retained until discharged by the operator, and improvedspring-pressed means for discharging the dust from the saidcompartments.

My invention consists of a rectangular comb-frame or head provided witha series of transverse teeth-plates upon its inner face, between whichare arranged a series of transverse openings through which the dustpasses into the dust-compartments in use, a dust-receptacle compartmentin the outer face of the said frame, and spring-pressed means foropening and closing the said chaniber.

The novel features of my invention reside in the provision of a seriesof dust-receptacle compartments in cooperative relation with thecomb-teeth, whereby a dust-proof currycomb is provided, and in the meansfor discharging the dust from the chamber.

1n the accompanying drawings similar reference-numerals indicate likeparts throughout the several views, in which-- Figure 1 is a plan viewof my invention looking at the back of the currycomb, showing thedust-receptacle compartments orten in position to discharge theircontents. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line :e of Fig. 1, showingthe relative arrangement of the winged tooth-bars and thedust-compartments and Fig. 3 is a front the openings into the same.

view of the invention, partly broken away, showing' thedust-compartments closed and showing in dotted outline the relativeposition of the means for closing the same.

'Ihereetangular frame 1 has a curved shank Q projecting from its rearedge, provided with a proper handle 3, preferably of wood, and has uponits four corners the duplicate lateral lugs l1 for the purposehereinafter described. To the lower face of this frame is rigidly iixeda plate 5, havingits front and rear edges downwardly curved, forming thefront and rear {ianges 6 and 7, Fig. 2. To the otherop posite edges ofthis plate are hinged the vertical duplicate plates 8 and 9, each ofwhich has near its forward end an upright lug 10, to whose upper freeend the respective chains or cables 11 and 1Q are secured. To the upperface of the plate 5, near its central portion, are fixedoppositely-curved guides 13 and the tubular guide la, having alongitudinal slot 15 in its lower face, Fig 2. The chain or cables 11and 12 have their inner ends arranged in the curved guides 13 and se-4tion of the linger to operate the same.

Near the rear corners of the frame 1 are iixed the oppositely-arrangedcoil-springs 17, having one end thereof secured to or bearing againstthe adjacent outer face of the said plates 8 and 9, respectively,whereby these plates are elevated against the tension of these springs.

To the lower face of the plate 5 are iixed in parallel arrangement andin transverse relation to the hinged plates the toothed bars 18, havingproper teeth 19 upon their lower edge, which extends downward somewhatlower than the lower edge of the flange 6 of the plate 5, Fig. 3. Thesetoothed bars are provided upon each side with the lateralupwardly-inclined plates or wings 2O so arranged as to leave a narrowspace 21 between their adjacent edges. rlhe space above each pair ofwings forms a dust chan'iber or compartment 22 between the tooth-bars,which compartments are closed at their ends by the hinged plates 8 and9, respectively. A series oi' dust-chambers 22 are thus provided betweenthe several tooth-bars, into which the dust enters through therespective openings 21 and which have their ends closed by means of thehinged plates 8 and 9.

The manner of employing my invention thus described is obviously asfollows: The operator uses my currycomb in the usual way for the removalof dust from the animal. rIhe dust, loose hairs, and the like arereceived into these dust-chambers through the respective openings 21,being passed through the same partly by force of the air and partly bybeing crowded through by the Jfur over which the currycomb is passed inuse. As these dust-chambers have their bottom formed by the obliqueWings 20, they will evidently retain a limited amount of dust which willnot be discharged through the openings 21 by ordinary usage. When it isdesired to discharge the contents of these chambers, the operator placeshis foreinger in the loop 23 of the rod 16 and pulls it rearwardly, asshown in Fig. 1, thereby raising the hinged plates 8 and 9 through themedium of the cables 12 and 13, thus opening the dust-chambers at bothends, after which he jars the contents out of the chambers by strikingthe lugs 4 against some suitable object. He then releases his hold onthe rod 16, and the hinged plates 8 and 9 will be automatically returnedto their normal position by means of the respective coiled springs 17.

Obviously the frame 1 may be omitted, if desired, and the plate 5 madeof sutcient strength to support the operative parts.'

Obviously my improved currycomb thus described is practically dustlessin use.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by LettersPatent is 1. A currycomb consisting of a comb-body or base-plate havinga proper handle, and provided upon its lower face with a series ofpendent teeth-plates having opposite lateral oblique wings adapted toform the oors of a series of dust-compartments, the said wings havingtheir adjacent edges so separated as to form openings into saidcompartments; spring-pressed hinged plates normally closing the saidcompartments at their ends; and means for raising the said hinged platessimultaneously.

2. In a currycomb a base-plate having its forward and rear edges bent asshown, and having a fixed handle, and provided upon its lower face witha series of teeth-plates having oblique wings forming dust-compartmentsbetween the said teeth-plates, the said wings being so separated attheir adjacent edges as to form openings into the respectivecompartments; hinged plates closing the ends of the saiddust-compartments; means for maintaining the said plates in their closedposition; and means simultaneously raising the said plates to dischargethe contents of the said compartments.

3. A currycomb comprising a comb-body or base-plate having upon itslower face a series of dust-receptacle compartments formed by a seriesot' parallel teeth-plates having lateral oblique Wings in oppositearrangement, and having their adjacent edges separated for the purposespecified; hinged plates closing the opposite ends of the saidcompartments; and means for simultaneously opening and closing the saidhinged plates.

Signed by me at Fort Wayne, Allen county, State of Indiana, this 30thday of July, 1904.

CHARLES WV. 1GO.

Vitnesses:

VA'rTs P. DENNY, J. WV. PEPPLE.

